Reading my feed today, someone made the comment that generalising about the bad in people seems to have become a fairly predictable means of guaranteeing retweets and follows, and I think he’s spot on. Outrage generally appears to be the order of the day for some, and responding to that fallout a predictable (and often just as pointless) upshot for many others. After one person’s made the point for you, there is no need to keep recycling moral indignation, yet that is exactly what happens. Looking for an antidote to this, I’ve decided for the next month to let the impetus out of my hands, trusting those around me to interact.

Then we see how many of that number are willing to have a discussion.

Due to somebody else on my follow list responding to this question; this popped up in my feed. By far one of the most interesting threads I've seen in awhile. I had to follow. That's the law I think. Interesting = legally bound

This message (and follow) today was as good a validation of the process that I could possibly have wished for. Sometimes, it isn’t simply about spewing random facts or ideas into the ether in the vain hope someone will be interested. What matters more is to find out what it is that motivates people away from the reasons they use Twitter in the first place, and to remind others that it is just as important to take part as to stand on the sidelines and watch.

If you and I end up chatting as a result of my questions threads, I'll be doing my best to follow you if that doesn't already happen. If you like the answers you see from other people, consider throwing them a follow too 😀 pic.twitter.com/xoEkBYzRyz